Embossing apparatus.



L. A. BRILA & ANDREWS EMBOSSING APPARATUS. 7 APPLICATION II LED MAY 1, 1912.

Patented M r. 30,1915.-

TED TAT LEON AUGIl'S'lE BRILA AND WALTER ANDREWS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

EMBOSSING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent To all whom it may concern:

Be it known 1 that We, Liiorz AUousTi:

Bn1LA a-citizen of the Republic of France,

residing at 89 Brook street, Kennington, and W AL'rna ANDREWS, a subject of His Majesty the King of England, residing at- 5 Belsize Park, both in the county of London, Kingdom of England, have invented a. certain" new and useful Embossing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved machine for producing printed and embossed fabrics, sheets of paper and the like.

Heretofore machines have been provided for-simultaneously printing in colors and embossing materials comprising generally an embossing roll, a counter roll, and one or more collecting rolls for receiving the whole impression from a series of lntermediate transfer or collecting rolls for the separate colors and transferring it to the said embossing roll. In sucha machine as atpresent constructed where a single collecting roll isemployed which is in direct contact with the embossing roll, it has to be embossed I if it is to transferthepattern to the emboss- -80- embossed roller for inking the recessed poring roll in the intaglio portions, or else when a plain roll is employed for transferring the pattern-to the relief portions of the embossing roll, itis necessary to employ a separate tions of. the said roll. Now the separate embossed color collecting rolls and also the embossed collecting rolls-which are usually made 'offrubber are very expensive to manu facture and at present they all have to be changed to produce dilierent patterns and in'orderto avoid this expense we have de vised our. present invention which is hereinafter described with reference to the ac-'.

. companying drawing which is a diagram- .1. -matic section through our improvedmachine.

3 As shown we employ a plainpreferably cast iron collecting roll afor receiving the .whole impression; from a plurality of embossed gelatin intermediate color transfer or collecting-"rollsb c d and e all of which are comparatively inexpensive to provide.

' For 'receivingthe impression from the col-' lecting roll a, which in the present invention is out of-cont'aot withxthe embbssing roll.

we employ a single plain oremibossed rub-- ber roll f which prints on to the paper or other material g which is fed between such roll 7 and a plain counter roll. it, both of which'are, as shown adjustable in any well known manner. .After the paper has been printed by the roll f it then passes between an embossing roll 91 and its corresponding PatentedMar. s0 leis; 7'

not be possible Where the embossing roll is in contact with the collecting rollas heretofore proposed. We may "further if required as shown at it, provide additional means for formlng the ground or inking the paper or material either after it has been embossed or as shown, simultaneously therewith and this roll is may eitherbear directly on the paper 9 or other material passing over the roll 9' or as shown directly on the roll i. It will thus be seen that a change in pattern can be made much more readily and cheaply than heretofore .as it is practically only necessary to provide another embossing and counter roll 2', and j and the one embossed.

' effected.

It will be understood that the arrange ment of the inkcontact distributing rolls for the rolls 5 0 d e and may be varied as desired, these separately forming no part of the present invention.

The rolls a and are driven synchronously with the'rolls a and f and the collecting roll is of course a multiple of the diameter of the printing and embossing rolls. 1 What we" claim and desire to secure by 'Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In an apparatus for printing colors and embossing paper, fabrics or other'materials. a frame, a metallic collecting roll journaled therein, a plurality of embossed gelatin ink transfer rolls arranged for cooperation with said collecting roll, a'rubber printing roll engaging the metallic collecting roll, and adjustable to and from the same, a counter roll mounted below the printing roll between which and said printing roll the strip of fabric to be printed is fed, and heating rolls mounted below the collecting-roll and adjacent said printing and counter rolls between which the strip passes.

2. In an apparatus for printing colors and embossing paper, fabrics or other materials,

a frame, a collecting r011 journaled therein, a plurality of embossed gelatinink transfer rolls arranged to engage one side of the col- 5 lecting roll for cooperation therewith, a printing roll engaging said collecting roll 9nd disposed adjacent the-under side there-- bf, meansvfor adjusting said printing roll to and from said collecting roll, a counter 10 roll. adjustable below said printing roll, be-

tween which andthe printing roll the paper to be printed is fed, heating rolls mounted below the collecting roll; and between which said strip passes, and an engaging r011 -mounted in the frame and engaging the 15 

